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Gurney's Inn is the ultimate resort getaway on the Eastern seaboard, but don't just take our word for it. Check out what journalists and authors have to say about Gurney's in the articles below.

Sea Water Spa at Gurney’s Inn
DiscoverSpas.com, National - June 2009
I am strolling on the wide beach in front of my room at Gurney’s Inn on the eastern tip of Long Island. The fog has almost burned off. The sky is clear, the air is cool, and the sun is warm. My intention for a brisk walk has evaporated. My attention is drawn to the many small, colorful stones that have been perfectly polished by waves and sand and have been generously scattered all over the beach. ... I will look at them and remember this beach, this time, this sun, this sky, the wee trace of fog, the seawater spa treatments and the child within.

SPAS THAT MAKE YOU GO H2 OH!
Viv Magazine, National - June 2009
BEST U.S. Thalassotherapy
What if you like to experience authentic thalassotherapy outside of Europe, this is the place to do it. The Sea Water Spa at Gurney’s Inn is the only thalassotherapy center in the continental United States. It features its own seawater well at the edge of the ocean......

Spring weekend getaways near NYC
New York Daily News, NY - Sunday, April 12th 2009
Gurney’s Inn in Montauk offers guests a beach massage. As the winter weather breaks, the itch to flee the city takes root. Country air, grass underfoot and ...
Long Island Image Magazine discovered Gurney’s Inn Sea Water Spa and Thalasso Center in its spring issue 2009, the 3 page feature is a ‘must read’. It is the only publication on Long Island dedicated exclusively to cosmetic enhancement, beauty & wellness and was recently part of the ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ morning show.

Tovah Feldshuh & Ingrid Lemme
Good News Broadcast - March 12, 2009
Ingrid Lemme featured four time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh, who actually plays Irena in Irena’s Vow on her American Dream talk Show filmed at Gurney’s Inn resort and spa in the Hamptons. The talented actress is well known for her portrayal of Golda Meir on Broadway. Ms. Feldshuh, ever the professional, put her guard down and opened up to Ingrid about how she researched both roles and what she puts into Irena’s Vow every night....

The Many faces of Long Island
Small Market Meetings, March 2009
Around the point on the southern side of the island, family-run Gurney’s Inn, also in Montauk, had a more modest beginning. For 82 years, it has been Long Island’s only oceanfront resort, with 109 accommodations that include a mix of rooms and cottages. Half of the rooms overlook the ocean, as does the fitness center. Eight rooms provide 10,000 square feet of meeting space. Even its beach has wireless Internet access. Food and fitness are fashionable there, including a corporate health program and heart-healthy meals. “Gurney’s is famous for its Thalasso spa,” said Ingrid Lemme, director of marketing. It emphasizes the benefits of seawater. The pool is filled from the sea, then heated to 84 degrees....

They do, in a moving celebration
New York Daily News, NY - February 15, 2009
Fifty Couples Renewed Their Wedding Vows Yesterday In An Annual Celebration Of Love In Montauk. The lovebirds walked down a white carpet strewn with rose petals, nibbled on wedding cake, and sipped champagne at the famed Gurney’s Inn Resort.

What’s age got to do with it?
Newsday - February 14, 2009
John Leite, 65, of Yaphank, thinks he’s planned a perfect way to navigate the sometimes difficult terrain of a later-life Valentine’s Day this year. Around 2 p.m. today, he will be checking into Gurney’s Inn in Montauk for a romantic weekend with Arlene, 60, his wife of 10 years. This is the second marriage for both, and Leite knows the way to his bride’s heart....

Island Spas We Love
Coastal Living Magazine - January 13, 2009
On Long Island’s South Fork, the spa at Gurney’s Inn offers services from aerobic walks on the beach to Reiki. Drawing on seawater’s ability to detoxify and replenish, The Sea Water Spa’s treatments include a Sea Water Herbal Bath and a Peppermint Sea Plunge. The Atlantic Ocean provides the backdrop for outdoor massages.

South O’ the Highway
Dan’s Papers Issue #38 - December 12, 2008
Lori Stokes, WABC “Eyewitness News” co-anchor, presented the annual Nick Monte Lifetime Achievement Award to Montauk mover and shaker Jack Graham on Saturday at the Gurney’s Inn annual tree lighting event. The prestigious award includes a lifetime spa membership. Stokes was accompanied by her parents and two daughters. She appeared with her father, Congressman Louis Stokes, singer Esther Beckman and Graham on Gurney’s “American Dream Show” (which airs on WVVH in the tri-state area) with host Ingrid Lemme the same day. In other Gurney’s news, Sam Worthington, a popular actor who can soon be seen in Terminator 4, spent a long evening at the Port O’ Call bar with a pretty lady last week.

A LA CARTER: When it’s chowder, she’ll take Manhattan
Newsday, NY - October 30, 2008
Gurney’s Inn also won top honors - and an identical trophy - among the New England chowders. There was also a “people’s choice” category, which turned out ...

Montauk Legend And World War II Hero Passes
Hamptons Independents, NY - Oct 28, 2008
Angelo Monte Sr., Senior Vice President of Gurney’s Inn Resort Spa and Conference Center and decorated D-Day Hero, died on October 23 at his son Paul’s ...

Wintering in Summerland
New York Magazine - October 26, 2008
You can’t go swimming (brrr!) at these beaches, but you can curl up by a fireplace, start an all-hot-toddie diet, and spend a third less than you would in July.

Good deals on great fall getaways
New York Daily News, NY - October 19, 2008
Gurney’s Inn is offering the two-night Girlfriends Ocean Beach Fall Spa Getaway package that includes several spa treatments, dinner each night and ...

Hamptons International Film Festival opens Wednesday
Newsday, NY - October 15, 2008
... The Last Emperor,” a documentary on the legendary Italian fashion designer, followed by a sure-to-be crowded reception at Gurney’s Inn in Montauk. ...

At Gurney’s Inn, TV series focuses on American dreams
27east.com, NY - October 14, 2008
Working as the respected marketing and public relations director at Gurney’s Inn in the mid 1990s, Mrs. Lemme got approval from the late Nick Monte, ...

The Best Show (Filmed at Gurney’s Inn)
Dan’s Papers Issue #28 - October 3, 2008 By T.J. Clemente
Ingrid Lemme’s “American Dream Show” Lineup Delights
With the magic of a personal interview, Ingrid Lemme’s “American Dream Show” taped 10 shows for the fall season at the magnificent Gurney’s Resort and Spa. The shows will appear on WVVH - Hamptons Television, which reaches 5 million households in the powerful Tri-State area of New York.

Nick Monte, In Memoriam:
Montauk Mover and Shaker Passes Away
The Independent - October 24, 2007 Nick Montemarano, Gurney's Inn owner, has died (PDF)


Accommodating Montauk
Newsday - July 8, 2007

At Home In The Hamptons
Latitude Magazine (Singapore) - May 2007

The Women's Health Spa Guide
Women's Health Magazine - June 2007

Water World - Where would we be without water?
Healing Lifestyles & Spas - May / June 2007

Naked With Strangers
National Review Online - May 24, 2004

An Oceanside Spa in Montauk
New York Magazine - March 24, 2003